SOFT AND EXTENSIBLE POLYPROPYLENE BASED SPUNBOND NONWOVENS

摘要

The present invention relates to nonwoven webs or fabrics. In particular, the present invention relates to nonwoven webs having superior abrasion resistance and excellent softness characteristics. The nonwoven materials comprise fibers made from of a polymer blend of isotactic polypropylene and reactor grade propylene based elastomers or plastomers together with from 100 to 2500 ppm (by weight of the fiber) of a slip agent. The isotactic polypropylene can be homopolymer polypropylene, and/or random copolymers of propylene and one or more alpha-olefins. The reactor grade propylene based elastomers or plastomers have a molecular weight distribution of less than about 3.5, and a heat of fusion less than about 90 joules/gm. In particular, the reactor grade propylene based elastomers or plastomers contains from 3 to 15 percent by weight of units derived from an ethylene and a melt flow rate of from 2 to 200 grams/ 10 minutes. Erucamide is the preferred slip additive.